39m EP 137 · feb 5 Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Is A Brutal Take On Capitalism In this episode, Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael dive into what might be Park Chan-wook’s masterpiece, No Other Choice,…
57m EP 111 · jun 25 Akira Kurosawa: What He Taught Us About Movies & Morality This week, Elliot and Kiriko dive into the legendary world of Akira Kurosawa—Japan’s master filmmaker and, let’s be hone…
55m EP 99 · mrt 12 Bong Joon-ho’s Bloody Brilliance and the Rise of Korean Cinema When Parasite won Best Picture, it put Korean cinema in the global spotlight, but it was the result of decades of bold f…
41m EP 69 · apr 25 Baloji on Augure (2023) Baloji is a prolific francophone rapper, known for his visually striking and poetic style. So his turn to filmmaking onl…
57m EP 63 · dec 29 Studio Ghibli & Miyazaki: Why the Magic Feels So Real “I would like to make a film to tell children "it's good to be alive".”― Hayao Miyazaki It's hard to…
37m EP 48 · apr 25 Return to Seoul (2022): A Conversation with Davy Chou Inspired by the experiences of a close friend, Davy Chou decided to make a film about her non-stereotypical adoption sto…
50m EP 14 · sep 23 Japanese Cinema, Expanded (with Julian Ross) In conjunction with the upcoming Camera Japan Festival at LAB111, a celebration of upcoming and contemporary Japanese fi…
49m EP 08 · jun 3 Wong Kar-Wai & Representation in Cinema (with Pete Wu) Western cinema has mostly defined our movie crushes to be predominantly white, often leaving non-white characters to be …